Lead Network Engineer

Terrific Long-Term Contract Opportunity with a FULL suite of benefits!

Our client is looking for a Lead Network Engineer for a 5-month contract in Weehawken, NJ 07086.

Join the team at this Fortune 500 communications provider that's been around for nearly a century and be part of a mission to improve people's lives by connecting them to the power of the digital world.

Contract Duration: 5 Months
Required Skills & Experience

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience/education.
• A Minimum of 7 years in the Financial Industry and Trading environment.
• Excellent documentation/technical writing skills.
• Expert level knowledge of Network Architecture, Routing, Switching, network automation, and the various routing and network switching technologies and protocols.
• Strong troubleshooting skills.
• Highly motivated individual.
• Willing to work in a fast-paced, constantly changing environment.
• Adequate experience in the Architecture, Design, implementation, and maintenance of Financial Trading networks including Market Data and Ultra-low-latency trading networks.
• Good communication skills.
• Customer focused.
• Ability to work effectively and productively with others, and still comfortable working independently.
• Extensive hands-on experience with multiple internetworking devices.
• Strong ability to use packet tracing technologies to troubleshoot network issues.
• Expert level troubleshooting knowledge with multiple vendor routing and forwarding architectures to resolve possible production issues or design behavior issues.
• Familiarity with Data Center Architecture/Design/Management.
• Cisco or similar industry certifications.

What You Will Be Doing Daily Responsibilities:

• Interfaces with both the client and the client engineering teams.
• Lead complex projects, are effectively able to communicate the client’s needs, and can architect, design, and implement solutions that align with those business needs.
• Architect, Design, Implement, and Troubleshoot diverse multi-protocol Networks for different needs of the financial industry.
• Perform capacity planning for all Network resources – including network devices and circuits.
• Perform a regular review of performance metrics and other key indicators, performance tuning, and day-to-day engineering support to ensure environmental stability.
• Develop documented procedures and run books for the engineering and NOC teams for repetitive and routine tasks.
• Use various network design documentation tools like Microsoft Visio, Microsoft Office, and other Network configuration management tools to effectively document network designs, configurations, and related data.
• Collaboratively work with Lumen’s clients and colleagues to quickly and effectively troubleshoot business-impacting network issues to meet our contractual SLA obligations.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US on a full-time basis now and in the future.

You will receive the following benefits:

• Medical Insurance - Four medical plans to choose from for you and your family
• Dental & Orthodontia Benefits
• Vision Benefits
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Voluntary Life Insurance, Long-Term & Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• 401(k) including match with pre and post-tax options
• Paid Sick Time Leave
• Legal and Identity Protection Plans
• Pre-tax Commuter Benefit
• 529 College Saver Plan

Motion Recruitment Partners (MRP) is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Veterans/Disability/Women. All applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis in the country for which they are applying, and no sponsorship is currently available. Employment is subject to the successful completion of a pre-employment screening. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under MRP’s Employment Accommodation policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.